Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 15th, 2012
I finished my sock. I cast off using Elizabeth Zimmerman’s sewn cast off, which worked a treat – I should have used this method on this – it might have stretched over their heads! Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Sewn Cast Off Cut your yarn so the tail is about three times as long as the knitting and [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 9th, 2012
The first sock is practically complete. I just have to cast off – apparently there is a good method in Knitting Without Tears..
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 3rd, 2012
I’m onto the leg! There’s a bit of a hole where I rejoined the heel to the instep, so I might need to do something else on sock two. The pattern on the instep and leg is a cross stitch rib (see below) Cross Stitch Rib – Multiples of 3 stitches R1: *Skip 1st stitch, [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 1st, 2012
I’ve turned the heel on my sock and now I’m knitting the heel flap (opposite to when you knit from the cuff down). So far so good – although I think I am in a bit of denial as to how big this sock is going to be! Also, a fifth needle would be really [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 30th, 2012
I’ve made a bit of progress on my sock. It is turning out to be quite large, but I think that will be OK. I’m not quite up to the ankle/gusset part yet and I am intrigued as to how that will go. We went here to escape the heat. We all had a lovely [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 16th, 2012
I decided it was time for a new sock knitting challenge (obviously not a pair a month because I failed that one!). I’ve never made toe up socks and so I decided it was time. I watched the DVD that came with the Sock Masterclass, which made it look extremely easy (of course) plus I [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 12th, 2012
I started these socks in September – the actual knitting time was quite small, but I had a huge delay because I needed Miss P around to work out when to start decreasing for the toe and when she was around I would forget to do it! This is a really basic sock – I [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Sep 12th, 2011
A new sock project. As Miss P likes hand knitted socks and she has grown out of her other ones, it is time to knit her more socks. It is just going to to be a simple sock. The yarn is Online supersocke summer colour 1326.
Posted in Knitting on Sep 5th, 2011
I finished the owls. I haven’t put the buttons on for the eyes yet because it doesn’t fit over either of the girls heads. For the first time ever my finished item has the dimensions the pattern states it should, but it doesn’t fit over their heads. I didn’t realise head circumference was going to [...]
Posted in Knitting on Aug 29th, 2011
I’ve attached the sleeves to the body and I’m now just working on the yoke.